Joined September 2014
Researchers Call for Transparency About Limits of Psychiatric Knowledge A new paper explores how the disputed nature of psychiatric knowledge influences public perceptions and debates within the field of mental health #psychiatry #mentalhealth #diagnosis madinamerica.com/2018/12/res…
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Fantastic article by @globeandmail that I'm so proud to have been a part of. #istdp and #mus. Congratulations @ISTDP and huge gratitude for how you have written this piece @ErinAnderssen it is excellent!
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Enjoying my day 1/2 teaching about #mus and #istdp at the Argyle institute #montreal. Great group of people, interested and passionate to learn 🙌
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Replying to @DalaiLama
Anger as a somatic internal emotion does no harm and rather can be a healthy reaction to bring corrective and loving changes between people.
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Loved it! Thanks for coming Allan.
Dr Ange Cooper ⁦@emotihealth⁩ presentation at Family Medicine Forum 2018! #istdp
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Emotions & Health = #emotihealth
Major need for educationally bolstering doctors with curriculum on emotions and health ctvnews.ca/mobile/health/rat…
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Patients with #arthritis are almost twice as likely to have symptoms of #anxiety than #depression, yet depressed patients are more likely to be treated. #psychiatry Read more: mdedge.com/psychiatry/articl…
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Here are 39 studies supporting ISTDP: Somatic Conditions, Refractory Populations and Cost Based studies. A decent and growing literature supporting this brief model: reachingthroughresistance.co…
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Halifax Herald article about Emotions and Health and provincial proposal. halifaxchronicle.can.newsmem…
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Attachment trauma and other early life trauma can manifest as multiple anxiety disorders, depression and somatic symptom disorders among other conditions. The fact that there is no recent precipitating trauma says nothing about underlying mechanisms of symptom formation.
Diagnosing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Deviating from Long-Established Medical Practice pro.psychcentral.com/diagnos…
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Please help us find the best term that works for you!
Which of these terms is least offensive to describe physical symptoms linked to stress or emotional factors: Please Retweet: need some numbers
13%Psychosomatic Disorders
39%Medically Unexplained Sym
35%Functional Conditions
13%Somatic Symptom Disorders
23 votes • Final results
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@ISTDP Allan Abbass is a leader in Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy- a form that many of Dr Sarno's patients use. Very connected to this article and certainly worth an examination as it is used for pain- which is an epidemic
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Therapy that fits into a two-week vacation: New concentrated programs for psychiatric disorders may be just as effective as therapy conducted over months, research says. And fewer people drop out of treatment. nyti.ms/2BnUZNI
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Great work Allan! Team #MUS Nova Scotia go!👊 xitter.cf/ISTDP/status/100370137…
Interviewed on CBC Radio about the Provincial Working Group to develop care pathways for patients with somatic symptom disorders or medically unexplained symptoms: cbc.ca/listen/shows/mainstre…
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Upcoming 3 day Video-based Immersions in Stockholm, Copenhagen, Berne Switzerland and Halifax Canada will detail ISTDP psychotherapy methods for patients with high resistance, fragile character structure and the balance of patient types. reachingthroughresistance.co…
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Interviews from my visit to Austen Riggs about psychotherapy, treatment resistance and my book Reaching Through Resistance. austenriggs.org/blog-post/al…
This is what my last 3 years of work has helped towards. Undeniable evidence that #mus are real, affect a large number of people and are treatable! Excited to work on this plan with @ISTDP amongst others. xitter.cf/ISTDP/status/983730575…
Other news is we have beenngiven a mandate to develop a provincial plan for education and care of people with MUS PPD. Will show All the rage as part of public input. @TheStoryOfPain
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Chronic pain and childhood trauma - go.shr.lc/2uBH6YS via @Shareaholic
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